SAN DIEGO — San Diego men's basketball (1-0, 0-0 WCC) hosts Tarleton State (1-0, 0-0 UAC) on Friday night at the Jenny Craig Pavilion in the first meeting between the programs. Both teams won their openers Monday, the Toreros beating Biola 79-62 for JR Blount's first official victory as a head coach and the Texans topping Cameron 86-60 in Eric Haut's debut.
Tipoff against the Texans is set for 6:32 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 6. Tickets are on sale now.
The game will stream live on ESPN+, with Jack Cronin on the play-by-play call and former Torero Thomas Jacobs as the analyst.
Live statistics will be available on StatBroadcast and USDToreros.com.
LAST TIME OUT: TOREROS TOP BIOLA FOR BLOUNT'S FIRST OFFICIAL WIN
• JR Blount earned his first official win as a head coach on Monday night as San Diego beat Biola 79-62 in its regular-season opener at the Jenny Craig Pavilion. The Toreros scored 18 straight points early, led 43-29 at halftime and stayed ahead by double figures the rest of the way.
• Biola's only lead came on a 3-pointer 50 seconds in. Jevon Hill answered with a 3-pointer off a Davion Hill assist to start the 18-0 run, which made it 20-3 with 13:37 left in the first half; Biola went 5:45 without a point, missing all six of its shots and committing six turnovers, four on Torero steals.
• Marqui Worthy Jr. scored four straight points during the run, and Terry McMorris turned a steal into a fast-break dunk off a Chace Holley feed. Holley capped the run with five straight points and scored all 10 of his points in the first half on 3-of-3 shooting and 4-of-4 free throws, and Sekou Konneh's dunk off a Worthy assist made it 37-15 with 6:42 left in the half, the largest lead of the night.
• Biola opened the second half with a 3-pointer and got within 11 at 47-36 with 16:55 left. Dusty Stromer's two free throws started a 7-0 answer that Worthy finished with a layup and a 3-pointer, both off Jose Roberto Tanchyn assists, for a 54-36 lead with 14:15 to go. Konneh finished three alley-oops after halftime, two from Davion Hill and one from Stromer, and his breakaway dunk off a Davion Hill steal and a putback the next time down made it 65-44 with 8:46 left.
• Konneh and Worthy scored 15 points apiece in less than 20 minutes each. Konneh made 7 of 11 shots and grabbed seven rebounds, and Worthy went 5 of 8 from the field and 4 of 4 at the line, scoring 11 of his points after halftime. Stromer added 12 points, six rebounds, three assists and a team-high three steals, Holley had 10 points and six rebounds off the bench, Davion Hill had nine points and a team-high four assists, and Tanchyn had six points and seven rebounds.
• San Diego outscored Biola 50-14 in the paint, with all 25 of its two-point baskets coming inside. The Toreros shot 50.0 percent (29 of 58), out-rebounded the Eagles 40-30, assisted on 18 of their 29 field goals and got 25 points from their bench, while Biola shot 32.7 percent and made 9 of 34 threes. Charlie Gehler led the Eagles with 13 points.
ABOUT TARLETON STATE
• Friday's game is the first meeting between San Diego and Tarleton State and the Texans' first regular-season road game. The Stephenville, Texas, school moved up from Division II in 2020-21 and is in its first season in the United Athletic Conference after six in the WAC.
• Eric Haut won his Tarleton debut Monday, 86-60 over Division II Cameron. Fifth-year senior forward Jac Mani, a Fresno State transfer, scored 17 points on 6-of-6 shooting, and sophomore guard Leroy Kelly IV had 13 points and 10 rebounds for his first career double-double.
• Haut was named head coach in March after two seasons as associate head coach at Utah State, where the Aggies reached the NCAA Tournament both years. Tarleton went 14-18 in 2025-26, and its newcomers include Preseason All-UAC guard Caleb Blackwell, who averaged 10.6 points at UTEP last season.
FAMILIAR FACES
• Assistant coach Jeremy Pope coached Tarleton guard Kade Douglas for two seasons at UT Arlington (2023-25).
• Pat Baldwin and Tarleton coach Eric Haut were Horizon League rivals from 2019-22, when Baldwin was Milwaukee's head coach and Haut was on Northern Kentucky's staff.
• Tarleton assistant Jean Prioleau was San Jose State's head coach when the Toreros won 81-64 in San Jose on Nov. 12, 2017, his second regular-season game leading the Spartans.
NATIONALLY RELEVANT NUMBERS
• San Diego is holding opponents to 32.7 percent shooting, 57th in the nation, according to NCAA statistics through Nov. 3. The Toreros also rank 93rd nationally in defensive rebounds per game (30.0) and 100th in rebound margin (+10.0), and they are tied for 90th in assists per game (18.0) and tied for 96th in field goal percentage (50.0). Dusty Stromer is tied for 80th in steals per game (3.0).
PLAYERS TO WATCH
#4 DUSTY STROMER | SENIOR | 6-6 | GUARD | SHERMAN OAKS, CALIF. | NOTRE DAME - SHERMAN OAKS HS | GRAND CANYON
Vs. Biola (Nov. 2)
• Stromer started at guard and had 12 points, six rebounds, three assists and a team-high three steals in 24 minutes, making 2 of 4 threes and 4 of 7 free throws. His two free throws started the 7-0 run that stretched the lead from 47-36 to 54-36 early in the second half, and he threw one of Sekou Konneh's three alley-oops.
Exhibitions
• Stromer led USD with 14 points at No. 22 UCLA on Oct. 27, scoring six of the Toreros' first 13 points, and played a team-high 30 minutes against Colorado State on Oct. 25, when his block of Carey Booth's layup at the first-half horn preserved a 33-28 lead.
#2 DAVION HILL | JUNIOR | 6-2 | GUARD | WILLIAMSPORT, PA. | NEUMANN REGIONAL ACADEMY | BALL STATE
Vs. Biola (Nov. 2)
• Hill started at guard and had nine points on 4-of-9 shooting with a team-high four assists in 20 minutes. He assisted on Jevon Hill's 3-pointer that started the 18-0 first-half run, threw two of Sekou Konneh's three second-half alley-oops and set up Konneh's breakaway dunk with a steal.
Exhibitions
• Hill had 15 points on 5-of-7 shooting, five rebounds, four assists and two steals in his Torero debut against Colorado State on Oct. 25 and added two points, three rebounds, an assist and a steal at No. 22 UCLA on Oct. 27.
#10 MARQUI WORTHY JR. | SENIOR | 6-4 | GUARD | ANAHEIM, CALIF. | VERITAS PREP ACADEMY | UC RIVERSIDE
Vs. Biola (Nov. 2)
• Worthy started at guard and scored 15 points in 18 minutes on 5-of-8 shooting and 4-of-4 free throws. He had four straight points during the 18-0 first-half run, assisted on Sekou Konneh's dunk for the night's largest lead (37-15) and scored 11 points after halftime, including a layup and a 3-pointer off Jose Roberto Tanchyn assists for a 54-36 lead.
Exhibitions
• Worthy had 10 points, five rebounds, three assists and a team-high three steals against Colorado State on Oct. 25, including USD's second and third baskets of a 10-2 start, and had two rebounds and two steals at No. 22 UCLA on Oct. 27.
#25 SEKOU KONNEH | JUNIOR | 6-9 | FORWARD | MILWAUKEE, WIS. | ST. THOMAS MORE | DEPAUL / MILWAUKEE
Vs. Biola (Nov. 2)
• Konneh started at forward and had 15 points on 7-of-11 shooting, seven rebounds, a block and a steal. Ten of his points came after halftime, when he finished three alley-oops, ran out for a dunk off a Davion Hill steal and scored on a putback the next time down for a 65-44 lead.
Exhibitions
• Konneh had seven points, a team-high six rebounds and three assists against Colorado State on Oct. 25, bookending a 9-0 run that spanned halftime, and grabbed a team-high eight rebounds, six of them offensive, at No. 22 UCLA on Oct. 27.
#1 CHACE HOLLEY | FRESHMAN | 6-0 | GUARD | INGLEWOOD, CALIF. | REDONDO UNION HS
Vs. Biola (Nov. 2)
• Holley scored all 10 of his points in the first half off the bench on 3-of-3 shooting and 4-of-4 free throws and finished with six rebounds and two assists in 20 minutes. He fed Terry McMorris for a fast-break dunk during the 18-0 run and capped it with five straight points, a layup off his own defensive rebound and a three-point play.
Exhibitions
• Holley scored nine points on 4-of-7 shooting off the bench in his college debut against Colorado State on Oct. 25, then had four points, a team-high two assists and a block at No. 22 UCLA on Oct. 27, when his driving layup started a first-half push that cut a 10-point deficit to five.
#8 JEVON HILL | GRADUATE | 6-9 | FORWARD | WICHITA, KAN. | LEGACY SCHOOL OF SPORT SCIENCES | CENTRAL MISSOURI
Vs. Biola (Nov. 2)
• Hill started at forward and answered Biola's only lead, a 3-pointer 50 seconds in, with a 3-pointer off a Davion Hill assist that started the 18-0 run. He finished with three points, a rebound and an assist in 16 minutes.
Exhibitions
• Hill made 5 of 10 threes and all three of his free throws for a team-high 18 points against Colorado State on Oct. 25, adding two steals and a game-best plus-26, and had three rebounds at No. 22 UCLA on Oct. 27.
#24 TERRY MCMORRIS | JUNIOR | 6-6 | WING | OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLA. | OKC DOUGLASS | EASTERN ILLINOIS
Vs. Biola (Nov. 2)
• McMorris had four points on 2-of-2 shooting, three rebounds, two assists and two steals in 20 minutes off the bench. He turned a steal into a fast-break dunk off a Chace Holley feed during the 18-0 first-half run.
Exhibitions
• McMorris scored 13 points off the bench at No. 22 UCLA on Oct. 27 on 3-of-6 shooting and 7-of-9 free throws, drawing a team-high six fouls, after grabbing five rebounds and blocking two shots against Colorado State on Oct. 25.
#14 JOSE ROBERTO TANCHYN | SENIOR | 6-10 | FORWARD | CORDOBA, SPAIN | IES LITORAL | UMBC
Vs. Biola (Nov. 2)
• Tanchyn had six points on 3-of-5 shooting, seven rebounds (three offensive), two assists and a steal in 20 minutes off the bench. Both assists went to Marqui Worthy Jr. for the layup and 3-pointer that capped a 7-0 second-half run for a 54-36 lead.
Exhibitions
• Tanchyn made a 3-pointer in each exhibition, capping an 8-0 run for a 55-36 lead against Colorado State on Oct. 25 and cutting UCLA's lead to 19-13 off a Dusty Stromer assist on Oct. 27.
#7 ANTONIO MUNOZ | SOPHOMORE | 6-6 | WING | CHICAGO, ILL. | WHITNEY YOUNG HS | GRAMBLING STATE
Vs. Biola (Nov. 2)
• Munoz had two points, three rebounds and a block in 13 minutes off the bench, making both of his free throws.
Exhibitions
• Munoz had six points, five rebounds, a steal and a block at No. 22 UCLA on Oct. 27, making all four of his free throws in the last two minutes of the first half as USD cut a 32-23 deficit to 33-29, and had two points and a steal against Colorado State on Oct. 25.
#5 BRANNON MARTINSEN | FRESHMAN | 6-6 | WING | SANTA ANA, CALIF. | SIERRA CANYON HS
Vs. Biola (Nov. 2)
• Martinsen had three points on 1-of-1 shooting and 1-of-2 free throws, with an assist, in 19 minutes off the bench.
Exhibitions
• Martinsen had four points and a team-high three steals at No. 22 UCLA on Oct. 27, ending an 11-0 Bruins run with a 3-pointer, after grabbing two rebounds in 15 minutes in his college debut against Colorado State on Oct. 25.
HOW THEY STACK UP IN THE WCC
• San Diego ranks second in the WCC in field goal percentage defense (32.7) and is tied for second in scoring defense (62.0 points per game), according to NCAA statistics through Nov. 3. The Toreros are third in rebound margin (+10.0), defensive rebounds per game (30.0) and 3-point percentage defense (26.5), tied for third in field goal percentage (50.0) and tied for third-fewest turnovers per game (12.0).
• Dusty Stromer is tied for second among WCC players in steals per game (3.0), Chace Holley is tied for fourth in defensive rebounds per game (6.0), and Sekou Konneh and Jose Roberto Tanchyn are tied for seventh in rebounds per game (7.0).
